ProCredit Bank to Accept U.S. Visa Application Fees

As of September 26, 2005, all nonimmigrant visa applicants must pay the $131 non-refundable application fee at ProCredit bank prior to coming to the Consular Section. The Consular Section will no longer accept payment of this fee on the day of application. This payment will be accepted only in hryvnia at selected ProCredit Bank branches in Kyiv. This convenient, secure service is free of charge to visa applicants.

When you visit one of the selected ProCredit Bank branches in Kyiv, you will receive a smart card (a small plastic card containing a computer chip) with a paper receipt in exchange for your payment. This smart card will be scanned at the Consular Section to confirm payment and one receipt will be retained with the visa application.

At ProCredit Bank, a visa applicant (or someone acting on the applicant’s behalf) must present the applicant’s passport number and name as written in the applicant’s international passport, together with the hryvnia-equivalent of $131. The transaction takes just minutes and can be done at the applicant’s convenience any business day prior to the visa interview date. This will streamline applicants’ visa application processing and save applicants time at the Consular Section.

The new MRV payment system has many advantages:

• Applicants do not need to pay in person. Friends, colleagues or family members can make the payment at ProCredit Bank on the applicant’s behalf. The bank tellers only need the applicant’s name, as written in his or her international passport, and passport number.
• The transaction takes only minutes.
• There are no banking fees assessed for this service.
• The smart card is active for six months. Thus, applicants may make their payment days before their visa interview, if they wish.
• Applicants no longer have to pay the visa application fee in U.S. dollars, as was required at the U.S. Embassy. The payment to ProCredit Bank will only be accepted in hryvnias, as required by Ukrainian law. The U.S. Embassy sets the exchange rate.

The following ProCredit branches will accept U.S. nonimmigrant visa application payments:

• Kyiv, Pavlivska Street 26/41 (closest to the Consular Section)
  Monday-Friday: 7:00 am to 6:00 pm and Saturday: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
• Kyiv, Chervonoarmiyska Street 24
  Monday-Friday: 9:00 am to 7:00 pm and Saturday: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
• Kyiv, Bozhenka Street 86
  Monday-Friday: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.
• Kyiv, Baseyna Street 17
  Monday-Friday: 9:00 am to 7:00 pm and Saturday: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
• Kyiv, Mykhaylivska Street 19
  Monday-Friday: 9:00 am to 7:00 pm and Saturday: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
• Lviv, Mitskevycha Street 5
  Monday-Friday: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and Saturday: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
• Ivano-Frankivsk, Sichovykh Striltsiv Street 11
  Monday-Friday: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
• Odesa, Bunina Street 33
  Monday-Friday: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm

ProCredit Bank plans to expand the service soon to other branches throughout Ukraine.

Check List of What to Bring to ProCredit Bank:

• The applicant’s international passport or a photo-copy of the passport
• Hryvnia-equivalent of $131